【雅思写作】十大常见错误透析(上)
悬垂修饰语(dangling modifiers)
所谓悬垂修饰语是指句首的短语和后面的短语逻辑关系不清,如:
1. At the age of ten, my grandfather died.
分析:
这句话“At the age of ten”只指出10岁时,但并没有指出谁10岁时,按照一般的推理不可能是“my grandfather”,如果我们把这个悬垂修饰语改明确点,句子就不会引起别人误解了。
改为:When I was ten, my grandfather died.
2. To do well in college, good grades are essential.
分析:
句中不定式“To do well in college”逻辑主语不清。
改为:To do well in college, a student needs good grades.
词性误用(misuse of parts of speech)
分析认为,词性误用通常表现为:介词当动词用,形容词当副词用,名词当动词用等,如:
1. None can negative the importance of money.
分析:
Negative是形容词,误作动词使用。
改为:None can deny the importance of money.
指代不清(ambiguous reference of pronouns)
指代不清主要指代词与被指代的人或物关系不清,或者先后使用的代词不一致,如:
1. Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted her to become her bridesmaid.
分析:
读完上面这句话后,作者无法明确判断两位姑娘中谁将结婚,谁将当伴娘。如果我们把易于引起误解的代词的所指对象明确,意思就一目了然了。
改为:Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted my sister to become her bridesmaid.
2. We can also know the society by serving it yourself.
分析:
句中代词we和反身代词yourself指代不一致。
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